Table 6-5 Types of Joints
Pivot
rotation -atlas and axis -radius and ulna
Diarthrosis (freely movable)
Ball and socket, hinge, condyloid, pivot, gliding, saddle
Symphysis
Disc of fibrous cartilage between bones -Between vertebrae -Between pubic bones
Amphiarthrosis (slightly movable)
Symphysis
Suture
fibrous connective tissue between bone surfaces -Between cranial bones -Between facial bones
Ball and Socket
movement in all planes -Scapula and humerus -Pelvic bone and femur
Hinge
movement in one plane -humerus and ulna -femur and tibia -between phalanges
Condyloid
movement in one plane with some lateral movement -temporal bone and mandible
Saddle
movement in several planes -Carpometacarpal of thumb
Gliding
side-to-side movement -between carpals -sacrum and ilium
Synarthrosis (immovable)
Suture